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EP 1 069 769 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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09.01.2002 Bulletin 2002/02 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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17.01.2001 Bulletin 2001/03 |
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Date of filing: 07.07.2000 |
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International Patent Classification (IPC)7: H04N 5/445 |
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Designated Contracting States: |
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AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE |
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Designated Extension States: |
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AL LT LV MK RO SI |
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Priority: |
15.07.1999 GB 9916459
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Applicant: Pace Micro Technology PLC |
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Shipley, West Yorkshire BD18 3LF (GB) |
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Inventor: |
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- Entwistle, Paul
Shipley BD18 3LF (GB)
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Representative: Wood, Graham |
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Bailey Walsh & Co, 5 York Place
Leeds LS1 2SD
Leeds LS1 2SD (GB) |
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Improvements relating to television system |
(57) The invention to which this application relates is a television system which allows
a visual or other form of indication to be generated to a user of the system that
a programme which they select to watch has previously been viewed by them and is therefore
a repeat showing of the programme. This prevents the user from having to try and guess
whether they have previously viewed the programme before selecting the programme from,
for example, an Electronic programme Guide (EPG). The system includes a database in
which information for those programmes which are selected by the user to view is input
and in which the information is stored for a period of time period thereafter to allow
comparison with data for programmes which are subsequently selected to be viewed by
the user.